A case of small cell carcinoma of the rectum manifesting as pathologic femur neck fracture.
- Author:
Jee Joo HWANG
1
;
Seong Gook JEON
;
Il Soon HWANG
;
Eun Joo KIM
;
Chang Hoon YIM
;
Hoyeon CHUNG
;
Ki Ok HAN
;
Hak Chul JANG
;
Hyun Koo YOON
;
In Kwon HAN
;
Woo Nam MOON
;
Sung Ran HONG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Samsung Cheil Hospital, Seoul, Korea. jeejoo@orgio.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Rectum;
Carcinoma;
Small cell;
Fractures;
Spontaneous
- MeSH:
Adenocarcinoma;
Carcinoma, Small Cell*;
Colon;
Femoral Neck Fractures*;
Femur Neck*;
Femur*;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Prognosis;
Rectum*
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2002;62(5):584-588
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Small cell carcinoma of the colon and rectum is a rare primary epithelial malignancy at this location. Histologically, this tumor represents a spectrum of neuroendocrine differentiation. The neuroendocrine cancers of the colon manifest a highly aggressive behavior, even more than their adenocarcinoma counterpart of the same stage. Small cell carcinoma in the colon has early metastasis and the prognosis is extremely poor. We report a case of small cell carcinoma of the rectum manifesting as femur neck fracture during sleep.
